Tag: Acquittals

Ammon Bundy asks judge to toss trespassing verdict, acquit

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BOISE, Idaho — Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has asked a judge to throw out his conviction for trespassing at the Idaho Capitol and acquit...

Notable sedition, treason cases in American history

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CHICAGO — After Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election, many...

Mexican court overturns acquittal of 1990s drug lord

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MEXICO CITY — A Mexican appeals court has overturned the acquittal of 1990s drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma, prosecutors said Tuesday, a development...

1 of 2 ex-St. Louis officers convicted in civil rights case

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ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer has been convicted of a civil rights violation for beating a Black undercover officer during...

Ex-Ivory Coast leader at Belgian airport, likely headed home

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BRUSSELS — The former president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, checked in at Belgium’s main airport on Thursday, his lawyer said, ready to...

Raymond Donovan, Reagan’s former labor secretary, dies at 90

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NEW VERNON, N.J. — Raymond Donovan, a construction company executive who resigned as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor following grand larceny and...

Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago

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ROME — Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia: He receives...

As retrial opens, Turkish court keeps philanthropist in jail

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ISTANBUL — A Turkish court ruled Friday to keep a leading philanthropist behind bars during his retrial over accusations that he organized and financed...

Mexico holds drug lord temporarily for investigation

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MEXICO CITY — A judge in Mexico ordered drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma held for 40 more days in non-prison custody pending investigation...

Ex-soldiers acquitted of 1972 murder of Official IRA leader

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LONDON — Two former British paratroopers accused of the 1972 murder of an Official IRA leader in Belfast were formally acquitted Tuesday after the...